He can't wait a month?

The headline of this post is rhetorical, of course. You see, contributions to 2008 Presidential campaign committees are eligible for matching funds from the government beginning January 1, 2007. So, a week in Asia after the first of the year -- after he leaves office -- would cut into Romney's valuable fundraising time; whereas a week in early December merely takes him away from the relatively unimportant business of doing the job he was elected to do.